http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog news about power tools Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:39:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Effective May 1, 2007, the business of Tanaka Kogyo will be transferred to Nikko Tanaka Engineering Co., Ltd., a newly established subsidiary of Hitachi Koki Ltd.  Simultaneously, the business of Tanaka America will be transferred to Nikko Tanaka Engineering U.S.A., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd. (Hitachi Power ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/07/01/hitachi-acquires-tanaka/ The 10-billionth Bosch spark plug recently rolled off the production line at the Bamberg plant, making Bosch the world's most prolific manufacturer of spark plugs. The vast majority, 8 billion, of the Bosch spark plugs were manufactured at the Bamberg plant, founded in 1939, with the remaining spark plugs being ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/07/01/bosch-10-billionth-plug/ The new PS-420 and PS-350 compact petrol chainsaws from Dolmar are driven by powerful, free-revving and high-torque engines made from lightweight magnesium castings. Featuring a vertical 6-port die-cast cylinder, the engines have displacements of 42 cmі and 35 cmі respectively and are rated at 2.1 kW and 1.6 kW. The ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/06/19/new-dolmar-chainsaw/ Husqvarna has acquired Soff-Cut International Inc., based in Corona, California. Soff-Cut is the leading producer of concrete saws for early entry concrete sawing. This technology enables concrete to be cut before it is fully set, which minimizes the risk of random cracking and also simplifies the working process in comparison with ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/06/06/husqvarna_soff-cut/ Today it was announced that Shindaiwa Corporation (Shindaiwa) has entered into a business and shareholding alliance with Kioritz Corporation (Kioritz). Shindaiwa and Kioritz, both publicly traded companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, are leading global manufacturers of premium outdoor power equipment including trimmers, chainsaws, power blowers, hedge clippers and related products. http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/05/22/shindaiwa-kioritz-alliance/ The prime minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, held meetings yesterday with President George W. Bush to discuss environmental and trade issues. As a matter of protocol, the prime minister presented President Bush with a gift from Sweden: a new Husqvarna 335Rx brushcutter. http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/05/20/president-george-w-bush-receives-new-husqvarna-brushcutter-from-swedish-prime-minister/ At its March 20, 2007 meeting, the Board of Directors of Makita Corporation (“Makita”) decided to launch the tender offer for common shares of Fuji Robin Industries Ltd. (“Fuji Robin”; listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; code number 6021, hereafter, the “Target Company”). The tender offer ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/05/09/makita-fuji-robin/ The STIHL Group's revenue exceeded the 2 billion euro mark for the first time in 2006. Group turnover grew to 2,019 billion euro, 11.4 per cent higher than the previous year’s thanks to increased sales. Currency fluctuations had only a slight, positive influence on the result. Chairman of the STIHL ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/04/25/stihl-billions/ The DOLMETTE: Engineering "Made in Germany" compared with a Norther-German Comic Star created her: The DOLMETTE. A wired bike with 24 DOLMAR chainsaw-engines. http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/04/15/dolmette-wallpaper/ Net sales Net sales in 2006 rose by 2% to SEK 29,402m as against SEK28,768m in the previous year. After adjustment for exchange rate ?uctuations, net sales also rose by 2%. The low growth in sales as compared with the previous year is mainly explained by lower demand and a ... http://outdoor-power-equipment.net/blog/2007/04/02/husqvarna-full-2006/